It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And of course, by that I mean it’s Listmas! For those familiar, I put together a list of my 40 favorite albums of the past year (READ: not best, but favorite. Important distinction). The list itself will be below, but if you’re interested in seeing my thoughts (I would appreciate if you checked them out, I took a lot of time making each write up!) then the links are below. Thank you for your curiosity, feel free to share your favorites of this year with me, and here’s to another year of incredible tunes!

Links:

1. Albums 40 – 31
2. Albums 30 – 21
3. Albums 20 – 11
4. Albums 10 – 1

Playlist of my favorites

The List

1. A Crow Looked at Me – Mount Eerie
2. Common As Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood – Sun Kil Moon
3. Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
4. Rainbow – Kesha
5. SATURATION I, II, & III – BROCKHAMPTON
6. IWASVERYBAD – IDK
7. DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
8. Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often – Quelle Chris
9. Process – Sampha
10. Flower Boy – Tyler the Creator
11. Witness – Benjamin Booker
12. ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ – Joey Bada$$
13. I Love You Like a Brother – Alex Lahey
14. 3 – tricot
15. Radio Silence – Talib Kweli
16. Run the Jewels 3 – Run the Jewels
17. What Now – Sylvan Esso
18. (508)507 – 2209 – Joyner Lucas
19. Pure Comedy – Father John Misty
20. blkswn – Smino
21. How to be Human – The Classic Crime
22. Turn Out The Lights – Julien Baker
23. CTRL – SZA
24. Brick Body Kids Still Day Dream – Open Mike Eagle
25. The Underside of Power – Algiers
26. Trap Ketchum – Shofu
27. Drunk – Thundercat
28. Queue: The Mixtape – The Stoop Kids
29. Dead Reflection – Silverstein
30. Big Fish Theory – Vince Staples
31. Melodrama – Lorde
32. Villains – Queens of the Stone Age
33. Rap Album Two – Jonwayne
34. The Iceberg – Oddisee
35. 32 – T.Y.E
36. You’re Not As _____ As You Think – Sorority Noise
37. 2016 Discography – VELVETEARS
38. Same Sky James Linsey
39. Good For You – Amine
40. The Booty Tape – Ugly God